Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
THE RAILROAD RECORD.

Several Opinions by the Interstate Com
merce Commi.sioners-The Central
Pacific Under Investigation in San
Francisco.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Inter State
Commerce Commission delivered an opln-
ion to-day in four OF the cases recently
brought before it. The cases are entitled
Louis Garrison against the Grand Trunk
R. R. Co. and the Michigan Central Com
nanv against the Grand Trunk Railway
Company, apd were hoard together. Inc
charge is unjust discrimination. Garrison
COMPLAINS that the road would not sell
him a thousand lie ticket at the price
paid by commercial travellers, and the
Michigan Central Company complain that
the Grand Trunk Company was selling TO
commercial travellers at lower rates than
to the public generally. The defendants
admit the facts charged. but aver that
nothing alleged is in conflict with the law.
The opinion reviews and discusses at l.ngth
the various points set out by the deiend'
ant. and
CONCLUDES AS FOLLOWS:
Common carriers may continue the ls-
suauce OF mileage passenger tickets, tne
charges for which must be reasonable ana
! lust and free from unjust discrimination or
unreasonable preference. Persons belong
| ing to the class known al commercial
| travellers are not privileged to ride over
the railroads at lower rates than are pald
by other persons. Whatever reasona Die
rates commercial travellers are made to
! pay, other t. avelers may be asked to pay.
To charge one more than another is
| UNJUST DISCRIMINATION
and this ia true whether the tickets issued
are mileage tickets or in some other form
| The refusal of the defendants, the Chicago
& Grand Trunk Railway Co., to sell com
plainant Garrison Thousand mile ticket
for $50, the price at which the said com
papy are selling such tickets to Commercial
travellers, and neglect to publish the rates
| at which defendant was Offering to sci
milage tickets. were alike in conflict witt
the. .'Act to Regulate Commerce" The
oninion is by Commissioner Morrison, al
concurring.
CASE OF ST. LOUIS WHOLESALE GROCERY
against the Missouri Pacific embodie
the complaint that while Communication
tickets are sold at rates that woult
amount to not more than $15 for 1 oo'
miles, thous and mile tickets upon wh1ct
commercial travellers travel are not sole
for less than $25. The Commission is alst
asked to order and direct that discrlmlna
ton be made in favor of commercial trav
elers. The Commission does not legart
, the fact that communication tickets are pu
on sale at a given rate to be one that en-
titles the purchaser OF mileage tickets t.
complain OF unjust discrimination il l
charges a higher rate. The circumstances
ami conditions. opinion says, are not tn
same. The Commission finds nothing II
the testimony submitted going to shov
that a charge of $25 for thousand mil
, ticket ia unreasonable. In respect to tn
order it is requested to make in
! FAVOR OF COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
, the opinion says the entire policy and spiri
. of the law are against it, and when mileae
! tickets are distinguished from trip tickets
e they should be sold to all impartially an
on the same terms. Opinion by Commii
sioner Walker concerning the case OF halp
lW. Thatcher, OF Schenectady, N. T., aga1nf
j. the Fitchburg railroad and others Tor e.
cessive rates on grain to Boston ls dl
missed for want OF equity.
g IN THE CASE OF THE BURTON STOCK ca
tho decision Ia To the effect that there ID